Wisteria Blooms
むらさきに色あかりゆくふぢのはなこずゑたかくもなりにけるかな
| murasaki ni iro akariyuku fuji no hana kozue takaku mo narinikeru kana | In violet’s Brightening hues The wisteria blooms High upon the treetops, Indeed! |
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Budding Azalea
君を思ふ心にみつつしのばなむ恋しきをりはあまたすぐれど
| kimi o omou kokoro ni mitsutsu shinobanamu koishiki ori wa amata suguredo | My yearning for you Is ever seen within my heart, but I would keep it secret, though Times of passion Many have there been… |
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This poem is an acrostic with ‘budding azalea’ (mitsutsuji no hana) contained within mitsutsu shinobanamu.
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Sand Pear Blossom
よの中をうしといひてもいづくにかみをばかくさむ山なしの花
| yo no naka o ushi to iitemo izuku ni ka mi oba kakusamu yamanashi no hana | This mundane world I hate, I say, yet Somewhere I would hide myself away among The sand-pear blossoms. |
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[i] This poem is included in Kokin rokujō (4268), with the headnote ‘Sand Pear’, and also in Mandaishū (2812) with the headnote, ‘From the Poetry Match at the Residence of the Ōmi Lady of the Bedchamber’.
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Maple
はるがすみたちそめしよりいろかへてのはならしてきわかなつむべく
| harugasumi tachi someshi yori iro kaete no wa narashiteki wakana tsumubeku | Since the haze of spring Began to rise, Hues changing, Upon the plains have grown Fresh herbs that we may pick them! |
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This poem is an acrostic, with ‘maple blossom’ (kaede no hana) contained within kaete no wa narashiteki.
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Smilax Blossom
なくこゑはあまたすれどもうぐひすにまさるとりのはなくぞありける
| naku koe wa amata suredomo uguisu ni masaru tori no ha naku zo arikeru | Sung songs are there Many, yet The bush-warbler is Outmatched by no bird’s Wings at all! |
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This poem is an acrostic, with ‘smilax blossom’ (sarutori no hana) contained within masaru tori no ha naku.
